2009 News Releases
December
12/30/09 Transmission Dynamics of H1N1 Similar to Previous Influenza Strains
12/21/09 Researchers Identify Tuberculosis Strain That Thrives on Antibiotic
12/18/09 CDC Issues Report on Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in U.S.
12/17/09 Two JHSPH Professors Among Seven Johns Hopkins Faculty Named AAAS Fellows
12/15/09 For Older Adults, Participating in Social Service Activities Can Improve Brain Functions
12/09/09 WHO Report Shows 95 Percent of World’s Population Not Protected from Secondhand Tobacco Smoke
12/08/09 Thomas Burke Named Jacob I and Irene B. Fabrikant Professor in Health, Risk and Society
12/08/09 Bloomberg School Establishes International Vaccine Access Center
12/07/09 Getting What We Deserve Webcast
12/02/09 Hyder to Lead JHSPH Effort on Michael Bloomberg’s $125 million Global Road Safety Program
12/01/09 More than 1,000 Patients in U.S. Admitted Annually for Aviation-Related Injuries
12/01/09 World AIDS Day 2009: Progress and Challenges (web article)
November
11/25/09 JHSPH to Lead Consortium with Institutions in Latin America and Spain (web article)
11/18/09 New Project Will Strengthen Voices from the Developing World in Support for Family Planning
11/17/09 “Guided Care” Receives Award for Innovation in Practice Improvement
11/11/09 CLF Director Robert Lawrence Receives APHA’s Highest Honor
11/05/09 Kidney Function Decline Increases Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Premature Death
11/05/09 CCP Wins Worldwide Malaria Prevention Grant from USAID Worth an Estimated $100 Million
11/03/09 Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities
11/02/09 Decrease in Physical Activity May Not Be a Factor in Increased Obesity Rates among Adolescents
October
10/28/09 Dean Klag Encourages Support of World Pneumonia Day
10/28/09 Mortality Rates Reduced among Children Whose Mothers Received Iron-folic Acid Supplements
10/27/09 Consumer Electronics Can Help Improve Patient Health
10/14/09 Q&A: Domestic Violence and Guns (web article)
10/12/09 Researchers Identify Workings of L-Form Bacteria
10/08/09 Countries Slow to Use Lifesaving Diarrhea Treatments for Children
10/06/09 Center for a Livable Future Names Predoctoral Fellows for 2009-2010
September
09/29/09 Baltimore City Public Schools Honored for Healthy Menu
09/18/09 David Celentano Named Charles Armstrong Chair and Professor of Epidemiology
09/16/09 Rasgon Named Innovator of the Year (web article)
09/14/09 AHRQ Awards Funding to Evaluate Continued Savings of Guided Care Intervention
09/11/09 JHSPH to Lead Extremity Trauma Clinical Research Consortium
09/04/09 Celebrating the Success and Achievements of Edyth Schoenrich on her 90th Birthday (web article)
09/04/09 Irizarry Named 2009 Statistical Societies? Presidents? Award Winner (web article)?
09/03/09 U.S. National Academy of Sciences Wins 2009 CAAT Recognition Award
09/03/09 2009 Charles River Laboratories? Excellence in Refinement Award
09/03/09 Diets High in Meat Consumption Associated with Obesity
09/02/09 Deaths from Unintentional Injuries Increase for Many Groups
09/01/09 Patient Perception Is Vital When Reporting Medical Errors
August
08/28/09 New Tool to Predict the Risk of Death in COPD May Help Physicians to Individualize Treatment
08/28/09 Center for Injury Research and Policy Honors Safe Streets Program and Leader
08/26/09 European REACH Legislation for Chemicals May Require More Animals and Funds than Estimated
08/25/09 Secondhand Smoke Levels Higher in Cars than in Bars or Restaurants
08/24/09 Bloomberg School of Public Health to Test H1N1 Flu Vaccine
08/21/09 Pneumonia Surveillance Program Named Project of the Year (web article)
08/20/09 Alcohol Ads Common Among Cable Shows Watched by Teens
08/20/09 New Online Course Teaches Practice Leaders How to Function as a Medical Home
08/13/09 Bloomberg School Professors among Most Cited Researchers from 1999?2009 (web article)
08/12/09 CDC Funds the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the JHSPH
08/07/09 Guided Care Reduces Cost of Health Care for Older Persons with Chronic Conditions
July
07/24/09 1 in 6 Public Health Workers Unlikely to Respond in Pandemic Flu Emergency
07/23/09 Advancing Ancillary Care in Developing Countries (web article)
07/22/09 Vaccine Blocks Malaria Transmission in Lab Experiments
07/14/09 Dr. Noel Rose Receives Copernicus Medal (web article)
07/08/09 Scrutinize HIV Prevention Campaign Wins 2009 Khuza Award (web article)
07/07/09 Regulation and Oversight of Gun Sales Reduces Trafficking to Criminals
07/06/09 Injury Center Receives 5-Year Renewal from CDC
07/01/09 Hepatitis E Infection More Widespread in the U.S. than Previously Suspected
07/01/09 IGTC Graduates First Class of Tobacco Control Technical Experts
June
06/26/09 Sightseeing Helicopter Crashes in Hawaii Decrease Following FAA Regulations
06/19/09 Q&A World Sickle Cell Disease Day (web article)
06/16/09 Merritt Named Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics (web article)
06/12/09 Bloomberg School Selected for Three Centers of Excellence in Global Effort to Combat Chronic Disease
06/05/09 "Men II Boys" Documentary Offers Advice and Inspiration (web article)
06/04/09 Rhythm of Life Blends Music, Art and Health (web article)
06/02/09 Vision Impairment Costs Billions Lost in Productivity
06/01/09 Cost-Effective Measures Could Stop Child Pneumonia Deaths
May
05/29/09 New Study Indicates That Parents? Influence on Children?s Eating Habits is Small
05/29/09 Zimbabwean Physician Douglas Gwatidzo Receives Jonathan Mann Award (web article)
05/28/09 Alumnus: A Moment of Opportunity in HIV/AIDS (web article)
05/22/09 LancetEditor: Yes We Can (web article)
05/20/09 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Awards Dean?s Medal to David Oshinsky
05/20/09 Dean Klag Appointed to Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee
05/19/09 Faculty Recognized with 2009 Golden Apple Awards (web article)
05/18/09 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Awards Dean?s Medal to Richard Horton
05/15/09 Early Childhood Health Interventions Could Save Billions in Health Costs Later in Life
05/14/09 Case Competition Challenges Students (web article)
05/12/09 Hartung Named Inaugural Doerenkamp-Zbinden Professor and Chair for Evidence-Based Toxicology
05/08/09 First Global Review Examines Measures to Prevent Over 3.2 million Stillbirths
05/04/09 Brown Community Health Scholars Named
April
04/29/09 New Understanding of Dengue Virus Points Way to Possible Therapies for Dengue Fever (web article)
04/24/09 Q&A: World Malaria Day (web article)
04/22/09 Media Ignores Health Consequences of Drinking and Driving Among Young Celebrities
04/21/09 It's Magic (web article)
04/09/09 Raskin Symposium Explores Topic of Airplane Crash Survival (web article)
04/02/09 Beverage Consumption a Bigger Factor in Weight
March
03/30/09 Mothers of Multiple Births at Increased Odds of Postpartum Depression
03/26/09 New Approach to Study Research Ethics Proposed (web article)
03/24/09 Bloomberg Student Named Luce Scholar?(web article)
03/17/09 Miriam Alexander to Lead the American College of Preventive Medicine?(web article)
03/13/09 Malaria Immunity Trigger Found for Multiple Mosquito Species
03/10/09 Peter Agre Attends Signing of Stem Cell Executive Order (web article)
03/10/09 Secretary Clinton Visits Community-Led Program in Indonesia (web article)
03/06/09 Lynn Goldman Named One of Maryland?s Top 100 Women (web article)
03/03/09 Social Class Modifies Effect of BMI on Breast Cancer Risk
February
02/25/09 Healthy Food Availability Could Depend on Where You Live--So Does the Quality of Your Diet
02/23/09 Review Completed of 2006 Iraq Mortality Study
02/20/09 CDC Highlights Hopkins-led Intervention Trial in Updated Compendium (web article)
02/19/09 Indoor Air Pollution Increases Asthma Symptoms
02/16/09 Peter Agre to Begin Term as President of AAAS
02/16/09 Global Tobacco Control Training Course Now Available in Chinese
02/12/09 Smoking Prevention Campaign Saving Billions in Smoking-Related Care
02/06/09 "Public Health and Human Rights: The Work Ahead of Us" Available Online
02/04/09 Eaton Named Inaugural Sylvia and Harold Halpert Professor in Mental Health
02/02/09 Lancet Names Hopkins-led Article "Paper of the Year" (web article)
January
01/30/09 Michael Koenig 1952-2009
01/22/09 Decline in Health Among Older Adults Affected by Hurricane Katrina
01/16/09 Thomas LaVeist Receives Health Disparities Innovation Award (weba article)
01/16/09 Researchers Find Essential Proteins for Final Stage of Malaria Transmission Cycle
01/15/09 Bloomberg School Faculty Named Global Health Research Ambassadors (web article)
01/13/09 Completely Predictable: Cholera in Zimbabwe (web article)
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